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Research articles covering work related to austism spectrum disorders are provided below.

Autism Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·February 14, 2023·4 min read

Drug Shown to Alleviate Autism-Associated Behavior

A newly developed drug that blocks sodium channels in the cell membrane that can reverse MYT1L failure alleviates social behavior deficits in mouse models of ASD.

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·February 13, 2023·4 min read

Study May Help to Explain Smell Challenges in Individuals With Autism

Study sheds light on why some people with autism experience aversion to certain smells and the neural mechanisms that underlie olfactory processing in those with ASD.

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·February 8, 2023·1 min read

Therapeutic Targeting of the Microbiome for Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Researchers investigate how the gut microbiome may impact brain development and contribute to neurodevelopmental disorders including ASD and ADHD.

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·February 8, 2023·3 min read

Toddlers’ Attention to ‘Motherese’ Speech May Be Used to Diagnose Autism

Toddlers on the autism spectrum who pay less attention to "motherese", or baby-talk, exhibited weaker social and language skills in later tests.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·February 4, 2023·4 min read

Reducing Insomnia in Autistic Adults

Sleep intervention programs for adults on the autism spectrum show promising results in reducing insomnia and co-occurring anxiety symptoms.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience Pain

·January 29, 2023·6 min read

People With Autism Experience Pain at a Higher Intensity

People with autism experience pain at a higher intensity than those not on the autism spectrum and are less adaptable to the sensation. This revelation contradicts the prevailing belief that those with ASD tend to be indifferent to pain.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience

·January 26, 2023·4 min read

A Five-Fold Increase in Autism in New York-New Jersey Region

Between 2000 and 2016, documented cases of ASD increased as much as 500% in the New York - New Jersey metro region. The highest increase was in children without intellectual disabilities. Researchers say as many as 2 out of 3 children diagnosed with autism have no intellectual disabilities at all.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·January 24, 2023·4 min read

Seeking to Characterize the Autistic Population More Effectively by Observing the Strategies They Use to Fit Into Society

Delving deeper into the phenomenon of social camouflaging could help improve research into autism spectrum disorder.

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·January 19, 2023·4 min read

Exploring the Effect of an Autism-Associated Mutation on Protein Movements

The autism-associated TOP2B H58Y genetic mutation was significantly less mobile than the TOP2B WT mutation. Researchers say TOP2B H58Y's retrained movement is mediated by ATPase activity.